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ABSTRACT

A headdress has a crown forming an overhead piece, a peak, and a fastening device configured so that the headdress is seperatable along its longitudinal axis into two parts, and each of the part-crown and a part-peak so that it is possible to connect the parts with one another with the fastening device.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO A RELATED APPLICATION

The invention described herein below is also described in Ukrainian utility model no. 200811880 filed on Oct. 6, 2008. This Ukrainian utility model whose subjected matter whose subjected matter is incorporated here by reference, provides the basis for a claim of priority of the invention under 35 U.S.C. 119(a-d).

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to consumer goods industry, namely, to design of demountable headdresses of type like caps, baseball caps, casquettes, and can be used by youth, sportswmen, tourists, actors, businessmen, at marketing and so fourth. There is known transformable cap that consists of a crown (overhead piece) and a removable peak. The cap comprising the above said component parts is performed providing for a possibility of separating one part from another with the help of a fastening device whereon there is fixed a decorative cord that can serve as a handle for a bag which is got after removing the peak from the crown (overhead piece) or as a fixing device for fastening the peak on the head of a user when this peak itself serves as a headdress. [RU No 2275159 C1, A42 B1/20, 2004].

This cap is intended for being transformed into four objects, that is, a little hat, a bag, a pocket-book, a headdress in the form of a peak. But it has got rather limited functional possibilities.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a headdress which has extended functional and consumer possibilities.

The set technical problem is solved creating the headdress comprising a crown (overhead piece), a peak and a fastening device, that headdress, pursuant to the claimed utility model, is performed providing for possibility of being separated along its longitudinal axis into two equal halves, each of those halves includes a half-crown and a half-peak, as well as possibility for the halves to be connected to each other with a fastening device.

The fastening device can be a zip fastener made of metal or plastic.

The zip fastener can be executed as jewelry decoration made of gold, silver, platinum, glass.

On the zip fastener there can be located a trinket.

The trinket can be executed in a form of a logo of the company or a brand, as a trinket for automobile alarm system and a central lock, as a clock such as a mechanical, electronic, quartz, sand one, as a stop-watch, a compass, as a ball-point pen, keys for an apartment or a hotel room, an electric torch energized with a battery, a magnetic card for opening doors, magnetic keys for opening main entrance.

The demountable parts of a headdress can be made multi-colored and of different kinds of materials.

The peak can be made of polymeric material, fabric, cardboard, and plastic material as well.

The peak can be transparent.

Performance of the headdress with possibility to be separated along its longitudinal axis into two halves, each of those includes a half-crown, a half-peak, as well as with possibility for the halves to be connected together by means of a fastening device, allows expanding the headdress functionality.

At marketing, the headdress can be used as a prize-winning fund or an advertising subject-matter for stimulation of buyer demands at carrying out different actions. Thus, it can be considered as a universal tool at marketing, and as a specimen of new goods of this category. For example, having sold one purchase to a buyer, for motivation of additional or repeated purchase in a shop, under conditions of an advertising action, a seller presents the first half-headdress to the buyer. In doing so, the second half-headdress is presented to this buyer after the other purchase is realized by the same one. A baseball cap can be used at different sports events (Olympic Games, Competitions for Sports Cups), at making a rest, musical and political actions and so forth.

The headdress can be used as a price list in any retail or wholesale shops, and also an index of discount for goods with possibility of varying the component parts of the headdress.

The trinket can be executed in form of a logo of the company or a brand, as a trinket for automobile alarm system and a central lock, as a clock such as a mechanical, electronic, quartz, sand one, as a stop-watch, a compass, as a ball-point pen, keys for an apartment or a hotel room, an electric torch energized with a battery, a magnetic card for opening doors, magnetic keys for opening main entrance.

The demountable parts can be performed in a form of a sticky fastener, a button, clips, and a cord for clothes or footwear.

The demountable parts of a headdress can be made multi-colored and of different kinds of materials.

The peak can be made of polymeric material, fabric, cardboard, and plastic material as well.

The peak can be transparent.

Performance of the headdress with possibility to be separated along its longitudinal axis into two halves, each of those includes a half-crown, a half-peak, as well as with possibility for the halves to be connected together by means of a fastening device, allows expanding the headdress functionality.

At marketing, the headdress can be used as a prize-winning fund or an advertising subject-matter for stimulation of buyer demands at carrying out different actions. Thus, it can be considered as a universal tool at marketing, and as a specimen of new goods of this category. For example, having sold one purchase to a buyer, for motivation of additional or repeated purchase in a shop, under conditions of an advertising action, a seller presents the first half-headdress to the buyer for motivation of additional or repeated purchase in a shop, under conditions of an advertising action, a seller presents the first half-headdress to the buyer. In doing so, the second half-headdress is presented to this buyer after the other purchase is realized by the same one. A baseball cap can be used at different sports events (Olympic Games, Competitions for Sports Cups), at making a rest, musical and political actions and so forth.

The headdress can be used as a price list in any retail or wholesale shops, and also as an index of discount for goods with possibility of varying the component parts of the headdress.

In cash desks for selling tickets, the managers which are busy in organizing concerts can sell tickets in the form of one half-headdress whereon where would be inflicted an advertising information of the executors, the concert program, the prices for the tickets.

At the entrance of the concert hall, while checking tickets, the organizers of the concert are handing the second half-headdresses to the spectators. By the same principle, it is possible to sell tourist tours, apartments at hotels, tickets for visiting a museum, for going on an excursion, and so forth.

Creation of a demountable multi-colored headdress made of different materials allows expanding its consumer properties. And a fastening device that connects demountable parts of the headdress makes it possible for these parts to be urgently changed in compliance with buyer requirements.

The utility model is explained by the following drawings:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 represents the headdress as a baseball cap.

FIG. 2 represents the headdress as a baseball cap separated into two half-caps;

FIG. 3 represents the half-headdress as a baseball half-cap;

FIG. 4 represents the headdress as a baseball cap with a trinket on a zip fastener.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The headdress consists of a crown 1 and a peak 2. The peak 2 can be made of polymeric material, fabric, cardboard, plastic material; it can be also transparent.

Along the longitudinal axis X-X, there is located a fastening device 3 to provide for possibility of separating the headdress into two half-headdresses 4, 5. Each of these half headdresses includes half of a crown 1 and half of a peak 2. Above said fastening device 3 also provides for possibility of connecting those two half-headdresses 4, 5 to each other.

The demountable parts 4, 5 can be made of different materials and performed multi-colored.

The fastening device 3 can be performed as a zip fastener, see FIG. 1, made of metal or plastic, and also as a jewelry decoration made of gold, silver, platinum, glass.

On zip fastener 3, there can be located a trinket 6. The trinket can be executed in the form of a logo of a company or a brand, as a trinket for automobile alarm system and a central lock, as a clock such as a mechanical, electronic, quartz, sand one, as a stop-watch, a compass, as a ball-point pen, keys for an apartment or a hotel room, an electric torch energized with a battery, a magnetic card for opening doors, magnetic keys for opening main entrance of a house.

The fastening device (3) can be also performed as a sticky fastener on one of the halves of the headdress, as well as buttons, clips, a cord for clothes or footwear to be fixed in the openings at the edges of the headdress halves.

The headdress is performed as follows:

The manufactured headdress is separated into two equal parts (left and right ones) while cutting it along its longitudinal axis. After overlocking the edges of the cut, there is taken in a fastening device, for example a zip-fastener. To provide for fastening convenience, there are two ways of taking a zip-fastener in: the zip-fastener connection starts beginning from the peak or this connection starts beginning from the backside of the headdress.

The headdress can be used as follows:

At marketing, the headdress can be used as a gift for a purchase that is a gift with purchase promotions. This is a widespread mechanism of goods advancement in the “below the line” (BTL) marketing. For example, having sold one purchase to a buyer, to create a motivation of an additional or repeated purchase in the shop, the seller presents the first half-headdress to the buyer that has just bought one thing, for example, a sweater. In doing so, the seller intends to propose an additional thing to the buyer, and the second half-headdress is provided is presented to this buyer after the other purchase has been realized by the same one. The mechanism of the action is named “2+1” (two plus one).

This headdress can be used at merchandising that is at the complex of measures, which is conducted in a trading floor and design for advancing goods, trade marks.

The headdress can be used as a price-list in any retail or wholesale shop. Due to two halves that can be connected to each other and/or separated from one another there is a possibility to locate prices in hryvnyas (dollars) on one side of the headdress, and to specify kopecks (cents) on the other side of it, and, if it is necessary, to change the cost of goods. The application procedure can be widespread, in particular, for putting headdress—pricelist on models, for attaching it, for example, to a television set, an iron, to jeans and so forth. Similarly to a pricelist, the claimed product can be used as an index of the discount for the goods, for example, by 50%. For the same purpose, while using two halves of the headdress, there is a possibility to change instructions as for the sum of discount, %.

In drawing, when a buyer gets one half of the headdress, for example, with number 5, and in order to conduct an instantaneous drawing of prize, this client puts a hand into a drum or box to pick up the second half of the headdress with number 1, whereupon the halves of the headdress are connected to each other by flexible zip-fastener, and the client gets number 15, that corresponds to 15% discount for proposed goods.

It is possible to use the headdress in correspondence with leafleting technology. The leafleting technology is a process for distribution of special cards for advertising goods in the central streets, markets, during city holidays. At distributing advertising material, there is foreseen in particular a possibility to represent one half-headdress, the client has an opportunity to put the component parts of the headdress together in order to have the completed headdress and take part in drawing a prize while purchasing some goods there in the shop.

It is possible to use the headdress in Direct Mail technology that is inline postal deliveries. It means sending postal letters, parcels, and other like that and looking for new clients. Principle of the action is similar to the procedure of the advertising materials delivery. The mechanism is similar to the previous procedures: having received one half-headdress with information and in order to get a stylish fashionable headdress, a client additionally has to order goods through the mail or come with one half-headdress to the point of sale of the goods.

Like Direct Mail technology, the goods can be used in different actions and standard mechanisms of cigarette companies as well, which use drawings and sending prizes through mail, including headdresses, that could twice or more times activate efficiency of an action, if there is given a possibility to send a prize (the headdress), under the procedure: first-one half-headdress, and at a final stage-the other half-headdress.

The headdress can be simply used as an advertising subject-matter, as a brand cap, in particular, it is possible to apply some advertising text on the goods, shoot advertising rollers and films with participation of the headdress. For example, while applying the goods, on its one side there can be located 8 050 667 indicating the code of operator of mobile communication, number range for the region. At purchasing starting package with SIM-card, there is handed one half-headdress with the indicated numbers, and to get remained figures 4530, it is necessary to send SMS (at the moment, there is activating the starting package) and during a month, for example, a subscriber has to fill up the account for 60 UAH. Only in such a case the client gets the opportunity to receive another half-headdress. Having put the two half-headdresses together with the help of a flexible zip-fastener, a subscriber gets new branded stylish headdress-baseball cap with unique mobile telephone number.

The headdress can be represented as multi-colored goods such as base-ball caps to be practically changed every day, after the principle of selling new head-dresses where, for example, there is one half of above said goods, that is base-ball cap, made of white color, and the other 10 opposite halves are made of different colors, that makes it possible to change the color of goods daily. Here is a special example of sales of caps with indication of month and date. For example, 12 halves of goods with the name of the months from January to December and 31 halves of gods with indication of the dates. Thus, we can get a headdress-calendar. The goods are convenient to be used by the people of working professions which are connected with being on duty, guarding objects, marketing and others like that.

There is also a possibility to change the halves of the caps in connection with the change of mood from merry smiles to sad ones. Two points (:) are on one half of a cap, and the other half with symbols ( )or (.) could be changed depending on the mood state.

Due to a possibility to be connected and disconnected, the headdress which is performed as a baseball cap, can be used as an instructive game or training, for example, to learn letters (syllables, adverbs and others like that), figures (game on addition and deduction), images of animals and others like that, when after connection of the halves there are got completed pictures. It is possible to use sets of such goods in training games for children. They are attractive at arranging Quest games search of adventures), at distributing children into commands and putting forward problems to them.

The headdress, as a designer, has got the wide spectrum of application, for example in production and/or construction management. The goods with the specified figures on the halves and with a possibility to be changed, can serve as a pointer of a floor where repair work is spent or should be spent. Drivers, in particular taxi-drivers, have a possibility to model their motor-car numbers, numbers of routes of transport. Thanks to the goods-designer, the explorers of trains and stewards of football matches have an opportunity to point necessary numbers of carriages and sector at stadiums to passengers and spectators. At stock exchanges, while changing quickly halves of caps as for colors or smiles, the brokers, “bulls” and “bears”, are much more successful in carrying out operations by special gestures.

To organize a concert, managers can use a possibility of selling a half of a baseball cap as a ticket to the concert at cash desks designed for selling tickets to concerts. On one half of goods, there is located advertising information on manufacturer, stroke-code, and price. While verifying ticket availability at the entrance to the concert, the managers are handing the second half of goods, that is, of the baseball cap, to a client. On connecting the two halves of the cap, the client has got a valuable headdress in hands. If desired, the visitor of the concert can put the cap on or keep it as a souvenir.

Under the same principle, it is possible to arrange selling tourist tours, apartments in hotels or resort hotels (it is possible to use a trinket for keys to the apartment on the end of the cap zip-fastener), and using the above mentioned goods as tickets to night-clubs, museums, excursions and others like that. It is also possible to use the goods in the procedures of distinguishing and managing the organized groups of people, in particular, at camps for children, and bases for rest.

While conducting any sports games such as Olympic Games, World and/or European Championships, and other sports events, there is a possibility using procedures of connecting and/or disconnecting headdress performed as a baseball cap, to reward winners or participants presenting them with above said nominal caps whereon it is possible to apply, for example, information on prize position occupied in a competition. For example, on one side of a cap, there is applied color of a country flag, and on its other side, there is specified a number of prize position; there is a last name of a participant on one side, and on the other one, there is exposed a number of his or her prize position. Command and single kinds of sports are in a wide position to take advantages of above said baseball caps. Their usage makes it possible to distribute sportsmen into groups, to select leaders (bowling, baseball, golf, beach, football and others like that). For example, a yellow shirt in bicycle sport can be replaced with a yellow baseball cap. Its specific difference consists in the fact that a leader of a previous race is provided with a right to put on one half of the cap from the race of the previous start, and after winning or taking other position, to put on a new part of the baseball cap. It can expose dates and places of conducting competitions. But a bicyclist self-identification is obviously in the fact that baseball cap directly specifies previous achievements of a sportsman.

While selling tickets at sports events, one half of a cap serves as a ticket whereon there is represented a price and stroke-code. Having come to the place of carrying out competitions or games, a fan can connect his (her) cap to the advertising club cap, or to the cap with the name of a favorite sportsman.

While implementing the goods at industrial enterprises, the same can be used for distribution of labor functions and areas at enterprises in the case of introducing the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) System, taking into account the analysis of risk and critical control points. In accordance with HACCP, the working areas must not be interested at an industrial enterprise. A person who works at a storehouse of ready for operation products should not appear, for example, in the workshop of overflowing products. Such a measure provides for safety of people and quality of products. The baseball cap with sewn zip-fastener performs the function of internal passport at industrial enterprise following the principle: a) the color of one half of the headdress that is baseball cap would indicate an area of production, b) the color of the half of this headdress would indicate a position of an employee at the enterprise. In addition, the headdress of baseball cap type should provide for protection of workers' hair and heads at industrial enterprise.

DAI bodies (the State Automobile Inspection) can use the headdress of baseball cap type made of miscellaneous colors, for example, in the daytime, using bright colors of the goods, and at night, putting on another half of the headdress of the color which reflects light off at night. Military men can use the headdress by the same principle with changing different colors of the headdress of baseball cap type at educational maneuvers for definition of differences: friend-foe. Specified colors can also indicate the status of a military man, his rank, either he is in captivity, or he is “killed”, or “wounded”. Also by means of the goods, it is possible to organize looking for people, MNS (Ministry of Extraordinary Situations), due to the headdress of baseball type, can easily carry out distribution of the people per the areas of search by color or figures.

The headdress can also be used, as a new direction of fashion, in particular, the flexible zip-fastener for clothes, can be made of different plastics, metals. The zip-fastener can also be performed as a jeweler decoration made of gold, silver, platinum, glass. The sticky fastener for clothes can be executed on one of the halves of the headdress in the form of small plastic hooks. At connecting, these two halves, thanks to such a design of a half of the headdress, are fastened creating a unique headdress.

The buttons for clothes can be disconnected and/or connected with creating the headdress as a whole by the loops on one side of the headdress of baseball type, and the sewn down buttons located on the other side of the headdress. The clips are located in the same manner; fixing them on the headdress is carried out similarly to the version with the buttons. Cord for clothes or footwear is fixed as an ordinary footwear, here at two edges of the halves of the headdress of baseball type, there are performed openings for the cord passing in. 

1-11. (canceled)
 12. A headdress, comprising a crown forming an overhead piece; a peak; and a fastening device configured so that the headdress is seperatable along its longitudinal axis into two parts, and each of said part-crown and a part-peak so that it is possible to connect said parts with one another with said fastening device.
 13. A headdress as defined in claim 12, wherein said parts are formed as half-crown and half-peaks.
 14. A headdress as defined in claim 12, wherein said fastening device is configured as a zip-fastener.
 15. A headdress as defined in claim 14, wherein said zip-fastener is composed of a material selected from the group consisting of metal and plastic.
 16. A headdress as defined in claim 14, wherein said zip-fastener is configured as a jewelry decoration composed of a material selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, platinum and glass.
 17. A headdress as defined in 14, wherein said zip fastener is provided with a trinket.
 18. A headdress as defined in claim 17, wherein said trinket is formed as a trinket in form of a logo of a company or a brand, wherein said trinket is formed as a trinket selected from the group consisting of a trinket formed as a logo of a company or brand, a trinket for automobile alarm system and for a central lock, a trinket formed as a clock selected from the group consisting of a mechanical clock, an electronic clock, a quartz clock, and a sand clock, a trinket configured as a stub-watch, a trinket configured as a compass, a trinket configured as a ball-point pen, a trinket configured as a key for an apartment or hotel room, a trinket configured as an electric torch energized with the battery, a trinket configured as a magnet card for opening doors, a trinket configured as a magnetic key for opening a main entrance.
 19. A headdress as defined in claim 12, wherein said fastening device is configured as a device selected from the group consisting of a sticky fastener, a button, a clip, a cord for clothes and a cord for footwear.
 20. A headdress as defined in claim 1, wherein said parts are composed of different materials.
 21. A headdress as defined in claim 1, wherein said parts are multi-colored.
 22. A headdress as defined in claim 21, wherein said peak is composed of material selected from the group consisting of a polymeric material, fabric, cardboard, and a plastic material.
 23. A headdress as defined in claim 21, wherein said peak is transparent. 